Arrowheads and a Randall #28

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WJC01

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Since my last post on "artifacts found" I have found another area.
Picture was taken at dark but here is yesterdays find. The Black one was spotted en route to the area!!
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Here is the group shot. The 2 big ones in the top left were found in South Georgia 15 or 20 years ago. The knife/hand axe next to them was found in North Carolina probably about 30 years ago, almost every thing else was found in the last month or so.
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Here's the Model 28 with a comparison shot with my JK EDC and Bravo 1.

The model 28 was acquired at the Blade show.Specs: Green micarta handle, SS blade,nickel silver hilt, 4.5 inch blade I swapped it for a 6 inch model 3 that was collecting dust. This one is definitely a user.
 
Cool pics.

My grandpa and his brothers used to find arrow heads like it was going out of style. They all made glass cases/frames to display them in. Pretty cool.

I've spent a fair amount of time in the woods and have never found one.
 
I have found 25 or so around my area, all found in fields after spring ground work has been done and after a good rain.
 
Hey WJC01, I like the artifacts and the new Randall. Thanks for directing me to the thread when we spoke on the phone this afternoon.
 
Hello, although I am usually a lurker, I thought that I could help out. Below is a basic outline of Georgia’s prehistoric prehistory. Before reading, everyone should realize that this information is always changing due to new information being presented, so it is never the final word. I am an Illinois archaeologist but thought I could help out by doing a little research for you with your Georgia finds. Our states more or less share the same timeline.

Below, I have given you a basic breakdown of your states timeline because there would be way too much information to present here. The pieces that you have there, from what I could tell range in the prehistoric era below… More to the point, you have pieces from the Archaic, Woodland and Mississippian periods. I do not see anything from the Paleo, period, however one piece that you have looks like it might be. I say might because it is too hard to tell from the photo.

If I were you, I would bring them to the local anthropology department of a university/college if possible.

That one piece that you have was definitely drilled and may have actually been a weight for fishing. Was it found near water? The pottery was stamped with a paddle to create the decorative finish that you see. In short, the pieces that you have are very old.
I hope this helps a little! Here is what I could find to help you:
Prehistoric Era (Before written history)

Paleo: Paleoindian occupations in Georgia have been provisionally grouped into three subperiods: Early (ca. 11000-9000 B.C.), Middle (ca. 9000-8500 B.C.), and Late (ca. 8500-8000 B.C.).

Archaic: Archaic Period of Georgia prehistory lasted from about 10,000 to 3,000 years ago. They have been divided into three main subperiods: Early, Middle, and Late. Each is distinguished by important changes in cultural traditions, which generally follow a trend toward increasing social complexity.

Woodland: Woodland Period of Georgia prehistory is broadly dated from around 1000 B.C. to A.D. 900. This period witnessed the development of many trends that began during the preceding Late Archaic Period (3000–1000 B.C.) and reached a climax during the subsequent Mississippian Period (A.D. 800–1600). The use of the bow and arrow came in around the Late Woodland Period. Pottery was also developed during the woodland period and it is usually hallmarked by population explosion.

Mississippian: Mississippian Period in the Midwestern and southeastern United States, which lasted from about A.D. 800 to 1600, saw the development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America.

Historic Era refers to when the European came through the area and documented what they say

Early Historic Era
Later Historic Era

Cherokees
Creeks
Seminoles
 
DeMelone
Thanks for the information, I will have to have someone look into these.
There is a creek close to the locations. There are a lot of chips/shards of the flint in proximity to the arrowheads.
Next time I post I'll get my wife to take the pictures, she has a real camera.
 
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